skimping

skimping

美 [skɪmp] 　英 [skɪmp]

• v.〈口〉马马虎虎做；少给；一点一点地[吝啬地]给(食物,金钱等)
• adj.不足的
• 网络跳汰选

词形变化

第三人称单数：skimps  现在分词：skimping  过去式：skimped  

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英汉解释

v.	1. 〈口〉马马虎虎做,敷衍了事 2. 少给,克扣;一点一点地[吝啬地]给(食物,金钱等) 3. 俭省,吝啬
adj.	1. 少的,不足的

英英解释

v.	1. to not use or provide enough of something 2. to not spend enough money on something

例句

Skimping on this while money is tight, says the agency, will cause growth to suffer in the long term.

该机构说，当资金紧张时对这些投资的吝啬将会导致经济增长受到长期的遏制。

And there is not yet such a thing as a cheap high-speed link: China's safety failures have shown the perils of skimping in any way.

所有的高速列车线路建设都花费巨大：中国所出现的重大安全事故就证明了无论在任何方面减少投入都会带来巨大的风险。

Skimping on sleep may significantly increase the number of calories consumed in a day.

每天少睡一觉可以很大程度上增加每日的卡路里消耗量。

Many banks have damaged client relationships more directly, by skimping on credit as they slim their balance-sheets.

许多银行在减轻其资产负债表的同时，也削减了它们的借贷额度，这直接破坏了银行与顾客的关系。

Japan has also bought export growth largely at the price of skimping on internal investment in housing, roads and pollution control.

日本出口的增长的代价是，克扣对国内包括房屋、道路及污染控制方面的投入。

Living in the country on a small inheritance, he works day and night, often skimping on meals to save money for food.

1741年：他依靠一笔微薄的遗产居住在乡下。他夜以继日地工作，经常三餐不继，目的是在吃东西上省钱。

Conversely, economies of scale also allow makers of high-end products to reduce prices without skimping on quality.

相反的，规模经济也允许这些高端产品的生产商在产品质量不变的情况下降低价格。

Consumers spent by skimping on savings borrowing heavily or cashing in stock profits.

消费者通过节俭存储、大额贷款和套现股票利润进行消费。

Cash-strapped companies are skimping on research and development.

缺少资本的公司正在节省用于研究和发展的资金。

And it's even easier for companies to justify cutting corners by skimping on third-party inspections and monitoring services.

而且它更容易为公司通过第三方的检查和监控服务克扣证明切割角落。

Adding too much water thins the formula, skimping on nutrition.

水加得太多会使配方奶过度稀释，使营养成分的浓度降低。

Financiers are sometimes skimping on due diligence in the scramble to win deals.

金融家们有时候为了在争夺中赢得交易，也就不像应有的那般细致努力，反而是敷衍了事。

you might get away with skimping on training in the short term , but you will get burned if you do so for too long.

您可能在短期内节约了培训成本，但如果长此以往，您会变得一团糟。

Pundits accuse Mr Christie of skimping on policy details.

权威人士指责克里斯提先生对于政策细节敷衍了事。

Skimping on components has probably saved $50 or more.

在组件上节省了50美元或者更多。

Owners tend to cut costs by skimping on repairs.

业主们常常为节省开支省去公汽维修护理；

The good news is that the days of corporations skimping on internal cyber security are almost over.

好消息是，企业克扣网络安全支出的日子几乎已经成了历史。

They cut costs by skimping on service, for example.

比如他们在服务上做克扣以减少成本。